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Trends in neonatal and post-neonatal tetanus admissions at a Nigerian teaching hospital

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2012
Introduction: Tetanus accounts for high morbidity and case fatality rates in developing countries. This study therefore aimed to identify reasons for the persistence of this disease.
Olusola Adetunji Oyedeji, Francis Fadero, Victor Joel-Medewase, Peter Elemile, Gabriel Ademola Oyedeji   +4 more
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Related Factors With The Implementation Of Tetanus Diphtheria Immunization in Pregnant Women

Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2017
Tetanus problems are still the cause of neonatal death in Indonesia. Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Program is a program to improve maternal and child health and evenly to be free from Tetanus disease by Immunization of Tetanus Diphtheria ...
Diah Triratnasari
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The road towards protection of all against tetanus.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), tetanus continues to be a major public health concern. Although vaccination campaigns have been effective in lowering the incidence of tetanus worldwide, some areas continue to experience a considerable number
Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader   +2 more
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Evaluation of acellular pertussis vaccine: comparisons among different strains of mice

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2023
The current study was designed to comparatively analyse the reactions of different mouse strains in response to acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine, with attempt to further provide a reference for aP vaccine evaluation.
Jie Wei, Jiaona Guang, Chen Wei, Hong Wang, Jiaqi Zhou, Huan Li, Lichan Wang, Xiao Ma, Bingfei Yue   +8 more
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Tetanus: A report of two cases and review of literature – A continuing threat to the elderly in Japan

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2017
Tetanus has become rare in industrialized countries, largely due to the effectiveness of immunization. However, the elderly are susceptible to tetanus because many have not received primary immunization; the incidence of tetanus in Japan is still 120 ...
Tsutomu Sugiura, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Masatoshi Sato, Tadaaki Kirita   +3 more
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Tetanus and Diphtheria Seroprotection among Children Younger Than 15 Years in Nigeria, 2018: Who Are the Unprotected Children?

Vaccines, 2023
Serological surveys provide an objective biological measure of population immunity, and tetanus serological surveys can also assess vaccination coverage.
Rania A. Tohme, Heather M. Scobie, Oyeladun Okunromade, Temitope Olaleye, Faisal Shuaib, Tunde Jegede, Ridwan Yahaya, Ndodo Nnaemeka, Bola Lawal, Abiodun Egwuenu, Nishanth Parameswaran, Gretchen Cooley, Qian An, Melissa Coughlin, Bassey B. Okposen, Ifedayo Adetifa, Omotayo Bolu, Chikwe Ihekweazu   +17 more
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Profil Kasus Tetanus Anak di RS Prof. Dr. R.D. Kandou Manado

Sari Pediatri, 2016
Latar belakang.Insiden dan angka kematian tetanus anak masih cukup tinggi di Indonesia. Di Bagian Ilmu Kesehatan Anak RSCM Jakarta, dari tahun 1990 sampai 1993 dirawat rata-rata 20,3 kasus tetanus anak per tahun dengan case fatality rate(CFR) berkisar ...
Novie H. Rampengan, Yose Pangestu, S.N.N Tatura, T.H Rampengan   +3 more
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Healthcare personnel’s attitude and coverage about tetanus vaccination in Turkey: a multicenter study

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
The tetanus vaccine is not routinely given to Turkish adults. Protective tetanus immunity decreases with age. Health-care personnel (HCPs), who are role models in the field of health, are a target group in order to achieve a higher rate of tetanus ...
Derya Seyman, Ayşegül Seremet Keskin, Emine Küçükateş, Mehmet Reşat Ceylan, Gülnur Kul, Selma Tosun, Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül, Özlem Zanapalıoğlu Gazel, Hanife Uzar, Serhat Uysal, Işıl Deniz Aliravcı, Sibel Yıldız Kaya, Mustafa Uğuz, Müçteba Can, Burcu Çalışkan Demirkıran, Halil Kul, Emine Yeşilyurt Şölen, Hüseyin Can, Mustafa Deniz, Bülent Altuntaş   +19 more
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Clinician awareness of tetanus-diphtheria vaccination in trauma patients: a questionnaire study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2012
Background Most trauma patients visit the hospital via the emergency department. They are at high risk for tetanus infection because many trauma patients are wounded.
Yoon Young-Hoon, Moon Sung-Woo, Choi Sung-Hyuk, Cho Young-Duck, Kim Jung-Youn, Kwak Young Ho   +5 more
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Conflicting Clinical Presentation of Infection with Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens in a 5-Month-Old Infant

Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice
We present a 5-month-old infant with a 1-day history of poor feeding and sudden progression into generalized weakness including septic shock syndrome after consumption of homemade food. Botulism and sepsis symptoms could be explained by the presence of a
Barbara Schaub, MD, Carolyn Luhman-Lunt, MD, Andrea Ott, MD, Maren Krüger, DSc, Martin Skiba, PhD, Sylvia Worbs, PhD, Brigitte G. Dorner, PhD, Michael Buettcher, MD, Martin B. Dorner, PhD   +8 more
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